Crystallization and preliminary X-ray characterization of the dephospho-CoA kinase from Legionella pneumophila.

Dongmin Yu, Xiaofang Chen, Zhongdong Xu, Honghua Ge

Acta crystallographica. Section F, Structural biology communications 2014 May

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Dephospho-CoA kinases (DPCKs) are members of the kinase family that catalyze the final step in CoA biosynthesis. Their function is phosphorylation of the 3-hydroxyl group of the ribose using ATP as a phosphate donor. Structural changes induced by ATP binding play an important role during the DPCK catalytic cycle. In this work, DPCK from Legionella pneumophila was overexpressed in Escherichia coli. The purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of crystals of this protein are described. The protein was crystallized in space group P21212, with unit-cell parameters a = 36.29, b = 82.20, c = 81.80 Å, using the hanging-drop vapour-diffusion method. Diffraction data were collected at 100 K and the phases were determined using the molecular-replacement method.

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Dongmin Yu, Xiaofang Chen, Zhongdong Xu, Honghua Ge. Crystallization and preliminary X-ray characterization of the dephospho-CoA kinase from Legionella pneumophila. Acta crystallographica. Section F, Structural biology communications. 2014 May;70(Pt 5):608-10